Introduction
Violence, in any form, is a dramatic occurrence for anyone to experience and has a number of different contributing factors that can lead up to the event, however there is no disputing the correlation between alcohol and violence. In the United States, 40 percent of all crimes of a violent nature occurred when alcohol was abused, according to the U.S. Department of Justice Report on Alcohol and Crime. For the millions of convicted offenders in correction facilities, an estimated 36 percent of their crimes occurred while drinking.
Spouse-Related Occurrences
A great deal of violence occurs from a former or current boyfriend, girlfriend, or spouse. Of these types of occurrences, roughly two-thirds made reports that the incident occurred while alcohol was being excessively used. Other crimes of violence that occurs in the United States where the violence was not administered by a current or former intimate partner, reported that the presence of alcohol by the stranger was present. The NCADD (National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, INC.) reports that alcohol was used by the aggressor as follows: 27% of aggravated assaults, 37% of all sexual assaults and rapes, 25% of simple assaults, and 15% of all robberies. Statistically, it has always been the case that women are always disproportionately the victim of violence when alcohol is used, a great deal more than men. The correlation between alcohol and violence is quite undeniable based on quantifiable data that is reported from a number of agencies.
Incarcerated Occurrences
Even when taking a glance inside correction facilities, a large number of the inmate population has access to drugs and including alcohol. Although the access to such items is illegal, in correction facilities many utilize the excessive use of alcohol and it intensifies their existing rage and frustration, which is in turn, taken out on their fellow inmates. Among violence that occurs in correction facilities by inmates, roughly 500,000 involve at least one of the parties under the influence of alcohol.
Conclusion
The statistical date that has been compiled over the long standing history of violence is often attributed to alcohol consumption. These studies concur that there is very decisive link that enhances both the frequency and intensity of crimes of a violent nature. Alcohol and violence are directly attributed to each other and through a long history, have always been and this issue must be properly addressed to be fully overcome.
